Analysts expect the usual spring increases, topping out at $2.50 or $2.80 in June before prices drop off, avoiding a ‘fuel apocalypse.’

The National Weather Service says 6 to 12 inches are expected in southern and central Maine.

A new layer of snow covers the 2 feet or more that fell in Maine on Tuesday. Now, the question is whether two storms next week will go out to sea.

The fire starts on a bed in a fourth-floor apartment Friday morning.

And they can’t hunker down comfortably without a good supply of rock salt and batteries, either.